Linda S. Jamieson at a glance
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Linda S. Jamieson
Supreme Court Justice · Westchester County Supreme Court
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 2003-present
- Justice, Supreme Court, Westchester County, Elected, 2003 to 2016, Re-elected, 2017 to 2024
- Judge, Family Court, Westchester County, Elected, 1996 to 2002
- Family Court Judge: Appointed by Governor George Pataki in 1996, later elected, serving six years
- Official biography: New York Courts – Justice Linda S. Jamieson New York State Unified Court System
- Sitting justice of the New York Supreme Court’s Commercial Division in Westchester County, serving in the 9th Judicial District and currently in a Civil Trial Part assignment
Education
- Pace University School of Law — J.D. (1979)
- Hofstra University — B.A. (1976)
Additional information
- Sole Practitioner, 1982 to 1996
- Eugene L. Scancarelli, Associate, 1980 to 1982
- Justice Jamieson presides over civil cases in the Commercial Division of the Westchester County Supreme Court, which covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties.
- Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (board member) She has also taught business law, family law, and estate planning at SUNY Westchester Community College and Iona College
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
New York statewide rules require permission before photographing, filming, videotaping, audiotaping, broadcasting, or telecasting in court facilities, including courtrooms.
Taking photographs, films or videotapes, or audiotaping, broadcasting or telecasting, in a courthouse including any courtroom, office or hallway thereof, at any time or on any occasion, whether or not the court is in session, is forbidden, unless permission of the Chief Administrator of the Courts or a designee of the Chief Administrator is first obtainedPart 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings ↗
Exhibits
Statewide
The official Guide to New York Evidence identifies court control over presentation of evidence as a statewide evidence topic; counsel should expect the assigned judge to control the mode and order of proof.
1.07. COURT CONTROL OVER PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCEGuide to New York Evidence: Article 1, General Provisions and Court's Role ↗
Statewide
In New York Supreme Court and County Court civil cases, the court may require indexed trial exhibit binders, notebooks, or electronic equivalents for the court, counsel, and witnesses.
The court may direct that on the first day of trial or at such other time as the court may set, counsel shall submit an indexed binder or notebook, or the electronic equivalent, of trial exhibits for the court's use.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Statewide
Civil trial counsel in New York Supreme Court and County Court must confer before trial and attempt to agree on exhibits to be offered without objection, unless the court directs otherwise.
Counsel for the parties shall consult prior to trial and shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the exhibits that will be offered into evidence without objection.Part 202: Uniform Civil Rules for the Supreme Court and the County Court ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
For Commercial Division matters, New York rules encourage Virtual Evidence Courtrooms for managing and presenting trial evidence after authorization by request or court direction.
Virtual Evidence Courtrooms (VECs) may be used to facilitate real-time access to trial exhibits and other relevant documents.Part 202.70 Commercial Division Rules: Virtual Evidence Courtrooms and Trial Exhibits ↗
Statewide
For New York criminal proceedings, virtual and hybrid appearances are governed by Part 200 consent, objection, public-access, and calendar-update requirements.
For all hybrid proceedings, all electronic appearances shall be projected in the physical courtroom in which the in-person portion of the proceeding is taking place in such a manner as to provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to view and hear the participants appearing electronically.Part 200: Uniform Rules for Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction ↗
Published courtroom rules
Judge and named-part rules
Published judge / part rules (32 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Adjournments
All questions about scheduling appearances or adjournments should be addressed by email to the Part Clerk, Demary Lopez, at dlopez@nycourts.gov. Do not contact Chambers regarding such issues.
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Requests for a motion adjournment should be made by email only. Request for a conference adjournment should be filed in NYSCEF, and MUST state the next appearance date. Any other relief should be requested by filing letter in NYSCEF.
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Requests for adjournment of matters should be made by not later than two business days prior to the conference. Requests made after that will likely not be granted. All requests for adjournments must be made with the consent all opposing counsel.
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If consent cannot be obtained, then the requesting counsel must explain to the Part Clerk by email the efforts made to obtain consent, and the reason for the adjournment.
Source page 1Filing and working copies
All parties should familiarize themselves with the statewide E-Filing Rules (available at www.nycourts.gov/efile) and the Westchester County E-Filing Protocol (available at https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/e-file.shtml) and 202.70 of Uniform Civil Rules of the Supreme and County Courts as amended on 5/15/2023.
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General questions about e-filing should be addressed to the E-Filing Resource Center at (646) 386-3033 or efile@nycourts.gov.
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Note that NYSCEF does not automatically remove former counsel from a matter; former counsel must contact NYSCEF to remove themselves, otherwise they will continue to receive notifications.
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Mandatory e-filing of all Commercial Division actions through the New York State Courts E-Filing system (NYSCEF) began on February 1, 2011. Submissions to the Court including motion papers, proposed orders, proposed judgments, and letters must be electronically filed.
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Except as otherwise specified in these Part Rules, do not send working copies unless the Court requests them. However, the Court requires the working copies of all pre-trial documents, including witness lists, exhibit lists, motions in limine and pretrial memoranda.
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Pursuant to Uniform Rule 202.5-b(d)(7), the Court may require or permit a party to file in hard copy an exhibit or other document which it is impractical or inconvenient to file electronically.
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This Part will reject any hard copy submissions in e-filed cases unless those submissions bear the Cover Sheet for Hard Copy Submission – E-Filed Case required by Uniform Rule § 202.5- b(d)(1). The form is available at www.nycourts.gov/efile.
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(a) Written correspondence: No written correspondence may be sent to the Court via NYSCEF without copying all parties or their counsel. ALL correspondence must state the next appearance date.
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1. Counsel must conform to the “Scheduling” section above with respect to the scheduling of appearances and with respect to adjournment applications. If counsel has not received a response within 24 hours, they may call.
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2. Counsel may write a letter to Chambers and/or the Part Clerk to arrange for a telephone conference with the Court or with the Principal Court Attorney. They must state the next appearance date in the letter.
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3. Counsel may not contact Chambers without all opposing counsel on the phone, except for the purpose of facilitating a conference call.
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No motion shall be made, except as allowed by Rule 24 of the Commercial Division Rules, without a prior conference with the Court, which conference may be obtained by the submission of a brief letter application, not exceeding 1 page in length. This letter must state the next appearance date. At the conference, the Court will set a schedule for making the motion, opposing it and for reply. Motions are to be returnable on Fridays. Motions made returnable at any other time, absent prior permission of the Court, will be adjourned by the Part Clerk to the next available Friday.
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Motions are submitted without oral argument, unless otherwise directed by the Court. Sur-reply papers are not permitted, absent prior permission of the Court. Any unauthorized papers will not be read and will be disregarded.
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The Court requires that all motions for summary judgment, other than a motion made pursuant to CPLR Sec. 3213, shall include a Statement of Material Facts as set forth in 22 NYCRR § 202.8-g.
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All exhibits shall be separately tabbed if in hard copy, or uploaded separately to NYSCEF. In the event that multiple affidavits or affirmations are submitted in support of a motion under the same legal back, each such exhibit shall be accompanied by a clearly discernible side or bottom tab containing the last name of the affiant. ALL EXHIBITS MUST BE UPLOADED AS SEPARATE DOCUMENTS; if exhibits are uploaded as one document, the Court will not be able to review them.
Source page 3Motion practice
With respect to cases already assigned to this Court at the time that a discovery dispute arises, no motion with respect to the dispute shall be made without a prior conference with the Court, which may be obtained by submission of a letter application, not exceeding one page
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With respect to cases in which a discovery motion accompanies the Request for Judicial Intervention which leads to the assignment to this Court, no opposition papers shall be served until there has been a conference with the Court, which may be obtained by letter application, not exceeding one page in length. The application for a discovery conference may be made by the movant or by the opposing counsel; however, the application must be made within eight days of service of the motion. Failure to request a discovery conference may result in the denial of the motion.
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The Court endeavors to resolve discovery disputes promptly, usually by conference, which may be held telephonically or in person. In the event that the dispute is not resolved, the Court will set an expedited briefing schedule. Counsel shall, prior to requesting a conference, meet in person to discuss the issues and endeavor to resolve or limit them, prior to seeking judicial intervention.
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The number of interrogatories, including subparts, shall be limited to 25, unless another limit is specified in the Preliminary Conference Order or as ordered by the Court.
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Upon receipt of a letter from the Court scheduling a preliminary conference, counsel shall meet and shall jointly prepare a brief statement describing the case and the contentions of the parties. In addition, counsel shall jointly complete a proposed Preliminary Conference Order, on the form supplied by the Court (also available on the Court’s website). The Court also requires the ADR forms be uploaded prior to the Preliminary Conference.
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These submissions shall be furnished to the Court no later than 12 p.m. on the day prior to the conference. In the event that the Court does not receive the submissions, the Court will take such action as may be appropriate under the circumstances, including adjournment of the conference, requiring counsel to complete the forms at the conference, or other steps.
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The Court will schedule a Compliance Conference at the Preliminary Conference. The purpose of the Compliance Conference is to monitor the progress of discovery, make rulings about any issues that have arisen and explore potential settlement. The parties must fill out the Compliance Conference Order, available on the Court’s website, and submit it to the Court no later than 12 p.m. on the day prior to the conference. In the event that the Court does not receive the submissions, the Court will take such action as may be appropriate under the circumstances, including adjournment of the conference, requiring counsel to complete the forms at the conference, or other steps.
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Settlement Conferences require the appearance of trial counsel or attorney of record.
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Where the Court decides a motion on the Record, the prevailing party shall order the transcript, and promptly e-file the transcript.
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At the pre-trial conference, at least 20 days prior to the start of the trial, the parties are to submit:
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(D) a list of exhibits that each party plans to use at trial. The list must state whether the exhibit is in dispute or not. Exhibits that are not in dispute must be pre-marked; parties are to contact and work with the court reporter to mark exhibits prior to the trial. Parties should have copies of the exhibits for all parties, the witness and the Court. The Court’s exhibits should be tabbed, in a binder.
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(E) if it is a jury trial, the parties must submit a complete and exhaustive list of requested charges (including introductory and closing charges). Failure to include any charge may result in the Court refusing to instruct the jury on that charge. Unless counsel seek a deviation from the pattern charge or additions to the pattern charge, only the PJI numbers and title of the charge need be submitted. The parties must discuss these charges prior to appearing in Court, and note any disagreements on their requests to charge, along with the reasons therefor.
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(F) if it is a jury trial, counsel must submit an agreed upon verdict sheet with all claims and counterclaims listed.
Source page 5Published judge / part rules (33 excerpts)
See document heading and cited passage; do not apply outside the issuing part or proceeding.
Official rules document ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27
Conferences and appearances
All parties should familiarize themselves with the statewide E-Filing Rules (Uniform Rule §§ 202.5-b and 202.5-bb – available at www.nycourts.gov/efile) and the Westchester County E- Filing Protocol available at https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/e-file.shtml General questions about e-filing should be addressed to the E-Filing Resource Center at (646) 386-3033 or efile@nycourts.gov. Specific questions relating to local procedures should be addressed to the Civil Calendar Office at (914) 824-5300.
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Note that NYSCEF does not automatically remove former counsel from a matter; former counsel must contact NYSCEF to remove themselves, otherwise they will continue to receive notifications.
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B. Appearances by Counsel with Knowledge and Authority. All counsel who appear before the Court must be familiar with the case and be fully authorized to enter into agreements as to both substantive and procedural matters on behalf of their clients. Attorneys appearing “of counsel” to the attorneys of record and self-represented parties shall be held to the same requirements.
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Failure to comply with this Rule may be regarded as a default and dealt with appropriately. All counsel and self-represented parties must be on time for all scheduled appearances.
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C. Conduct of Parties and Counsel. It is expected that all parties and counsel shall conduct themselves appropriately in all proceedings and in their communications with each other and to the Court. Personal attacks upon parties, counsel or the Court will not be tolerated and may result in the imposition of sanctions, as the Court determines to be warranted under the circumstances.
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D. Virtual and In-Person Appearances. All conferences are in person, unless otherwise instructed. A party may request to appear virtually, if it can show good cause for the request. Counsel should note that coming from another county in the State does not constitute “good cause.”
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A. Correspondence. Correspondence to the Court shall, without exception, be copied to all adversary counsel and pro se litigants and must state the date of the next conference. Correspondence between counsel and/or pro se litigants shall not be copied to the Court unless there is some specific judicial purpose to be served by transmitting copies to the Court. For an e-filed action, the Decision or Order will be uploaded to the NYSCEF system.
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B. Scheduling. All questions about scheduling appearances or adjournments should be addressed by email to the Part Clerk, Demary Lopez, at dlopez@nycourts.gov. Do not contact Chambers regarding such issues.
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Requests for a motion adjournment should be made by letter only. In non-Commercial Division matters, the Motion Support Office addresses motion adjournment requests. Request for a conference adjournment should be filed in NYSCEF. Any other relief should be requested by filing a letter in NYSCEF.
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Requests for adjournment of matters should be made by not later than two business days prior to
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the conference. Requests made after that will likely not be granted. All requests for adjournments must be made with the consent of all opposing counsel.
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If consent cannot be obtained, then the requesting counsel must explain to the Part Clerk by email the efforts made to obtain consent, and the reason for the adjournment.
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C. Telephone calls. Telephone calls shall be limited to situations requiring immediate attention which cannot be addressed by written correspondence. Requests for adjournments will not be addressed by telephone.
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A. Electronic Filing. Motions in civil actions and related filings, including proposed Orders and Judgments, assigned to Justice Jamieson must be filed through NYSCEF, unless an exception applies.
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B. Working Copies. Except as otherwise specified in these Part Rules, do not send working copies of motion papers unless the Court requests them. However, the Court requires working copies of all pre-trial documents, including witness lists, exhibit lists, motions in limine and pretrial memoranda.
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Pursuant to Uniform Rule § 202.5-b(d)(7), the Court may require or permit a party to file in hard copy an exhibit or other document which it is impractical or inconvenient to file electronically.
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A. Preliminary Conferences. Pursuant to Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules (available at https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/civilCaseMgmt.shtml), initial scheduling in response to a Request for Preliminary Conference will be coordinated by the Preliminary Conference Part.
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Settlement Conferences require the appearance of trial counsel or the attorney of record with full authority.
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A. General Rules. The Court will entertain motions on submission only brought by Notice of Motion on any Friday the Court is in session. The return date for an Order to Show Cause shall of course be determined by the Court at the time the OSC is submitted for consideration and executed. Although counsel may request oral argument, no oral arguments will be heard on any motions unless directed by the Court. In the unusual instance when the Court wishes to hear oral argument on a motion, as permitted by Uniform Rule § 202.8(d), all counsel and pro se litigants shall be provided with reasonable prior notice of the date and time scheduled for such purpose at which parties are expected to appear in Court.
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B. Unless a litigant is seeking a Temporary Restraining Order, or a statute expressly requires that the relief being sought be brought by Order to Show Cause, relief requests shall be brought by Notice of Motion.
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C. Temporary Restraining Orders. Moving counsel must submit adequate proof of compliance with 22 NYCRR § 202.7(f). Failure to do so will result in a denial of the requested TRO. Parties seeking TROs must call the Part Clerk to schedule an appearance date and time.
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D. Ex Parte Motions. The Court does not accept ex parte motions, unless they are motions for service by publication or other such unusual motions. All other motions, including motions for Orders of Reference and Judgments of Foreclosure and Sale, must be on notice. If you have any questions about whether your motion should be on notice, please contact the Part Clerk.
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E. Motion Adjournments. This Court cannot accept requests for adjournments. The parties must file requests for adjournments in the Motion Support Office.
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Pursuant to the Westchester Supreme Court Civil Case Management Rules, the Motion Support Office requires that the return date for any motion, whether pre-Note of Issue or post-Note of Issue, including motions for summary judgment and other substantive motions, and discovery- related motions once made, may not be adjourned more than three times and such return date may not be adjourned for more than a total of sixty days. Any request for an adjournment may be made in writing least two business days prior to the return date, on notice to all parties.
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F. CPLR § 3214. As per the DCM Protocol, no discovery shall be stayed by the filing of any
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G. Form of Papers. All motion papers submitted to the Court, including Orders to Show Cause, must be legible, and should be typewritten and double-spaced, with all exhibits labeled (and, in the case of hard copies, affixed with tab markings). Motion papers and all correspondence must indicate the index number assigned to the action, as well as the next appearance date in the matter.
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2) Pre-trial memoranda of law as to any known disputed legal issues that must be determined by the Court;
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5) An exhibit list. Material to be used on cross-examination need not be listed. The attorneys are to pre-mark their exhibits. Only those received into evidence will be marked by the reporter. The reporter is to be provided with an exhibit list;
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6) Requests to charge. The charge will be drawn from the Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI). A complete and exhaustive list of requested charges (including introductory and closing charges) MUST be submitted. Failure to include any charge may result in the Court refusing to instruct the jury on that charge. Unless counsel seek a deviation from the Pattern charge or additions to the Pattern charge, only the PJI numbers and title of the charge need be submitted. The parties must meet to discuss the charges, and note on their request to charge any disagreements, along with the reasons therefor. Where deviations or additions are requested, the full text of such requests must be submitted, together with any supporting legal precedents;
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7) Verdict sheet. Counsel shall jointly prepare a verdict sheet. The verdict sheet is to be typed and in final form for presentation to the jury. If agreement cannot be reached, then each side shall present a proposed verdict sheet.
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B. Motion in Limine. Any motions for the Court’s consideration in limine must be delivered to the Part Clerk and served upon adversary counsel not later than one week prior to the scheduled date of the trial, except as to issues that cannot be reasonably anticipated prior to trial.
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Counsel shall immediately notify the Court of a case disposition. Following the initial notification, counsel MUST submit a copy of the stipulation of discontinuance to Chambers so that the matter may be formally marked off the calendar.
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If an action is settled, discontinued, or otherwise disposed of in any manner by the parties, counsel and self-represented parties shall immediately inform the Court by letter, along with a copy of the Stipulation of Discontinuance, and, in an e-filed case, by filing the Stipulation via NYSCEF. In a non-e-filed case, the Stipulation of Discontinuance must be filed with the County Clerk, with a copy provided to Chambers via e-mail to the Part Clerk Demary Lopez, at dlopez@nycourts.gov.
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22 NYCRR Part 200 — Uniform Rules Courts Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction
Westchester County Supreme Court
State criminal proceedings only; section-specific court and case exceptions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-2722 NYCRR Part 202 — Uniform Civil Rules Supreme Court And County Court
Westchester County Supreme Court
Civil actions and proceedings only; section-specific and specialized-part restrictions remain applicable.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Westchester County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Part 29: Electronic Recording and Audio-Visual Coverage in Court Facilities and of Court Proceedings
Westchester County Supreme Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
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